World Cup | Migration and the New Asia | 7
About this episode
The episode explores the impact of migration and empire through the lens of football, focusing on the World Cups of 1998 and 2002.
What does it mean when the sons of empire become the heroes of the nation that once ruled them? Four years later, what happens when one of those same colonies turns round and beats France on the biggest stage there is? And could two World Cups, played four years and one continent apart, actually tell you where the world's centre of gravity was heading next? Peter and Afua trace France '98 and the first World Cup ever held in Asia, from Zidane's headed goals to Senegal's shock win over the champions, to ask what football reveals about migration, empire and a shifting world order. Join Legacy Plus for bonus episodes, early access, Q&A's, fewer adverts and more. legacy.supportingcast.fm [0:00] A million people on the Champs-Élysées, and a face that didn't fit the old postcard of France [2:56] The Republic's beautiful idea, and the empire it was built on [6:06] Zidane, Thuram, Vieira — the team Le Pen said wasn't really French [9:53] Ronaldo's mystery fit, hours before the final [15:05] Iran and the USA, white flowers, and a photograph that stopped the world [23:14] The World Cup leaves the Atlantic world for the first time in 72 years [27:26] South Korea's run to the…
People in this episode
Hosts: Peter, Afua
Topics covered
- migration
- empire
- football
- World Cup
- cultural identity
- shifting world order
Keywords
- World Cup
- migration
- empire
- football
- cultural identity
- France
- Senegal
- South Korea
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Iran, USA, France, South Korea, Senegal
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